Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 1

Subject Area: ScienceGrade: KindergartenSong Title: “Seasons” Source Information: Making Music- Kindergarten (Pg 4, CD 1-3/4)Materials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the songo Papers that have a circle that are divided into fours with the four seasons written in

them.o Pictures from all the seasons, i.e. fall leaves, rakes, leaf piles, snowmen, sledding,

flowers, green leaves, sun, beach itemso Scissors, glue and coloring utensils (crayons or markers)

Creative Idea:o Ask the children if anyone can raise their hand and tell the class the four seasons.

Ask the students until they say all four and write them on the board as you go.o Play the song for them one time asking them to think of things that you do or see in

each season.o Give them each a turn to say something about a season.o Show them the paper with the four seasons and go over which season is where.

Then show them the pictures that they will glue in each section of the circle.o Pass out the materials and let them make their wheel.o Continue to play the song as they children are working on their projects.

Science Objective: This song is about the seasons and how they change. For more advanced students, you could talk about the rotation of the earth and why there are different seasons.

Music Objective: Explain to students what the time signature 4/4 means and help them count the beats in each measure, while also explaining quarter notes and eighth notes.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Art: The students will be making a wheel with pictures to help them understand the

seasons.o Language Arts: At this age, they are still learning words and how to spell, so adding

the words to the wheel is just adding more words for them to look at and the pictures help them understand what the words mean.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning.o Auditory: The students will be sharing their ideas about each season. Also, they will

be listening to the music.o Visual: The students will be making a season wheel to help them see the different

seasons.o Kinesthetic: The students will be coloring, cutting and gluing using their hands.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 2

Subject Area: Social StudiesGrade: KindergartenSong Title: “Corn Grinding Song” Source Information: Making Music- Kindergarten (CD 2-50)Materials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the songCreative Idea:

o Have all the children sit in a circle. Explain what the word “rhythm”. o Have the students clap or slap their knees to a steady beat.o Once they have a steady beat, have the students repeat the words to the music to the

beat.o Once they have to words down, add the music.

Social Studies Objective: This song was written when the Native Americans were grinding corn. Explain to the students about Native American’s and their lives in early America.

Music Objective: Have students understand keeping a steady beat and the rhythm of a song.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Language Arts: At this age, students are still learning to read and understand the

English language. Take the opportunity to talk about the words in the music while you are introducing it to them.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes auditory and kinesthetic learning.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song when the teacher

sings.o Kinesthetic: The student’s will be clapping or patting their legs to the beat.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 3

Subject Area: Health and SafetyGrade: Second GradeSong Title: “Germs” Source Information: http://mrsjonesroom.com/songs/germs.htmlMaterials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the songCreative Idea:

o Teach the children the song by giving each student a song sheet and repeating the song twice.

o Have them make posters that they can hang around the school to help remind others about hand washing.

o Explain the steps to washing their hands and write them on the board.o Give each student the steps to hand washing and pictures to go along with each step.

Continue to play the song as the students are working on their poster.o Have the students put the procedures in order with their pictures.

Health and Safety Objective: This song is all about hand washing which is an important part of Health and Safety.

Music Objective: Explain to the students what a piggyback song is and explain that the melody and the notes are the same, but the words change.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Language Arts: The children will have to do some reading and compare the steps

that are written on the board.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning.o Visual: The student’s will be reading the song sheets, and looking at the board and

making posters.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song. They are also going

over the steps for hand washing.o Kinesthetic: The student’s will be creating their posters, which use their hands.

G - E - R - M - STune: Bingo      (x) means clap

I wash my hands before I eat.There are no germs on me.

G-E-R-M-S,   G-E-R-M-S,   G-E-R-M-S,There are no germs on me.

I stay away from friends with colds.There are no germs on me.

G-E-R-M-(x),   G-E-R-M-(x),   G-E-R-M-(x),There are no germs on me.

I always clean my cuts and scrapes.There are no germs on me.

G-E-R-(x)-(x),   G-E-R-(x)-(x),   G-E-R-(x)-(x),There are no germs on me.

I wash my hands on bathroom breaks.There are no germs on me.

G-E-(x)-(x)-(x),   G-E-(x)-(x)-(x),   G-E-(x)-(x)-(x),There are no germs on me.

I never put things in my mouth.There are no germs on me.

G-(x)-(x)-(x)-(x),   G-(x)-(x)-(x)-(x),   G-(x)-(x)-(x)-(x),There are no germs on me.

I keep my body healthy so--There are no germs on me.

(x)-(x)-(x)-(x)-(x),   (x)-(x)-(x)-(x)-(x),   (x)-(x)-(x)-(x)-(x),There are no germs on me.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 4

Subject Area: MathGrade: Grade 1Song Title: “The Ants Go Marching In” Source Information: Making Music- Grade 1 (Pg 250, CD 8-1)Materials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the songo Charts with number words mixed upo Ants-paper or small plastic ones for the children to put on the charts

Creative Idea:o Play the song a few times, so that the students begin to sing-along with the music. o Talk about the song and how it uses numbers.o Break the students up into pairs or groups of three and give each group a chart with

the number words written on it. (One, five, seven) The numbers can be all mixed up or in order.

o Then give the students enough ants to put the number of ants each number word says.

Math Objective: This song uses numbers and uses them in order.

Music Objective: Have students understand keeping a steady beat and the rhythm of a song.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Language Arts: The students will be using number words on the charts.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song when the teacher

sings.o Visual: The students will be using the number charts to connect the number of ants

with the words.o Kinesthetic: The student’s will be moving in groups and using the ants to count.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 5

Subject Area: Language ArtsGrade: Grade 1Song Title: “Down by the Bay” Source Information: Making Music- Grade 1 (Pg 18, CD 1-29)Materials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the songo Maps of the United States or specific states with bays

Creative Idea:o Play the song a few times, so that the students begin to sing-along with the music.o Explain to the students that a bay is an area created to help protect small boats and

ships when they are docked for importing or exporting goods. Explain that they are used all over the U.S. for shipping. (New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Tampa)

o Split the students up into groups and give each group a map of the U.S. or specific states with bays. Have them find bays and write down all their names on the board.

o Pass out the song sheets and have the children listen and sing along if they know the song.

Language Arts Objective: The song has lots of rhyming words. Have the students write a list of rhyming words from the song.

Music Objective: The form of the song is a call and response or echo.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Social Studies: Having the children explore our country with maps helps them to

understand physical features of our country.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning.o Visual: The students have to look at the maps and interpret them and also read

along with the song sheet.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song with the CD.o Kinesthetic: The student’s will be in groups moving around to look at the maps.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 6

Subject Area: ScienceGrade: Grade 1Song Title: “Snowflakes” Source Information: Making Music- Grade 1 (p 422, CD 13-32)Materials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the songo White paper and scissors

Creative Idea:o Play the song a few times, so that the students begin to sing-along with the music.o Explain to students about snow. (Water vapor freezes and create snowflakes; sizes

and shapes; it helps animals who live under the ground in the winter)o Give each student a few sheets of white paper and show them how to cut it so that

they can make paper snowflakes.

Science Objective:o The students will be discussing how snowflakes are created and how snow affects

nature in the winter.o

Music Objective: It is suggested that this song be sung with soft dynamics, so you can discuss dynamics of the song.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Art: The students will be creating different shapes and patterns for the snowflakes

they cut out.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes auditory and kinesthetic learning.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song when the teacher

sings.o Visual: The students will be looking at patterns and templates to make their own

snowflakes.o Kinesthetic: The student’s will be using fine motor skills to cut out snowflakes.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 7

Subject Area: Social StudiesGrade: Grade 1Song Title: “Shortnin’ Bread” Source Information: Making Music- Kindergarten (Pg 58, CD 2-33)Materials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the songo Ingredients to make bread.

Creative Idea:o Play the song a few times, so that the students begin to sing-along with the music.o Talk about the lives of slaves and why they sang music.o Explain why the song is important and what it would mean to the slaves at the time

it was written and sung.o Find a recipe for bread and make it for the class.

Social Studies Objective: This song was written by African American’s and sung while they were slaves in the south.

Music Objective: This song is a call and response song so I would explain about the form of the song.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Science: Have all the students help make the bread. You can also talk about why you

need yeast and the other ingredients for bread.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning.o Visual: The Student’s will be making the bread.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song when the teacher

sings.o Kinesthetic: The student’s will be clapping or patting their legs to the beat.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 8

Subject Area: ScienceGrade: Grade 1Song Title: “We’re Making Popcorn” Source Information: Making Music- Grade 1 (p 86, CD 3-1)Materials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the songCreative Idea:

o Play the song a few times, so that the students begin to sing-along with the music.o Read the book “The Popcorn Book” which teaches all about popcorn and fun facts

about popcorn.

Science Objective: The book shares interesting facts about popcorn; how it was found and how popcorn was discovered.

Music Objective: The song denotes change in dynamics, so explaining about loud and soft dynamics.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Language Arts: Reading the book adds reading and comprehension to this fun song.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes auditory and visual learning.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song when the teacher

sings.o Visual: The student’s will be looking at a book while the teacher is reading.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 9

Subject Area: MathGrade: Grade 1Song Title: “Knock The Cymbals” Source Information: Making Music- Grade 1 (Pg 176, CD 5-37)

Materials Needed:o Photocopy and CD recording of the songo Aluminum pie tins and other materials to make cymbals

Creative Idea:o Play the song a few times, so that the students begin to sing-along with the music.o Explain that the song is in 2/4 and show them how to keep the beat with their

hands. (1, 2 count)o Give each student two pie tins and the other materials needed to make cymbals.o Play the song again and allow them to play their cymbals along with the beat.

Math Objective: o Help the students understand 2/4 time in music.

Music Objective: Have students understand keeping a steady beat and the rhythm of a song.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Art: The students are creating a musical instrument. You could offer them ribbons,

or other fancy things to add to their cymbals.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning.o Visual: The students will be given pie tins to create an instrument.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song when the teacher

sings.o Kinesthetic: The student’s will be banging their cymbals to the beat.

Lindsey Hayes

Nifty Notebook- 10

Subject Area: MusicGrade: Grade 1Song Title: “Doctor Knickerbocker” Source Information: Making Music- Grade 1 (Pg 302, CD 9-36)Materials Needed:

o Photocopy and CD recording of the song

Creative Idea:o Play the song a few times, so that the students begin to sing-along with the music.o Read the book “A Box Can Be Many Things” by Dana Meacham Rau. This book is

about imagination and using your imagination when you are playing.o Explain that this is a sort of silly song and ask what they think it means.

Music Objective: o Have students understand keeping a steady beat and the rhythm of a song.

Cross Curricular Connection:o Language Art: By reading the story your are engaging students in literature and

reading.

Modes of Learning: This lesson includes visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning.o Visual: The students will be looking at the book while the teacher is reading.o Auditory: The student’s will be listening and repeating the song when the teacher

sings and listening to the story.o Kinesthetic: The student’s could be clapping or patting their legs to the beat.